World Atlas of Desertification [Hardcover]

Nick Middleton (Editor), David Thomas (Editor), United Nations Environment Program (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0340691662 | ISBN-13: 978-0340691663 | Edition: 2

This text aims to summarize the state of scientific knowledge on the drylands of the globe. It explores the current stage of understanding of desertification as well as its extent and possible solutions. The book argues that desertification is one of the world's most pressing environmental problems and that it is a global issue which is accelerating. This edition has been revised and expanded to include updated computer images of desertification, as well as fuller descriptions and explanations of the issues concerned. Using detailed data of the physical and chemical status of soil degradation provided by the Global Assessment of Soil Degradation, the book is fully referenced and covers topics including: desertification and global warming; monitoring on the ground and by remote sensing; vegetation and degradation; local action; cultural factors; financial issues; land reclaimations; the political economy and desertification; and desertification and refugees.

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From the Publisher

This atlas presents in graphical form the United Nations Environment Program's most recent quantification of the global extent and severity of desertification. Based on a global soils degradation database compiled by more than 250 regional experts and derived from regional field expertise that used standardized methodologies. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Nick Middleton, School of Geography, Oxford University. David Thomas, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers; 2 edition (September 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340691662
• ISBN-13: 978-0340691663
• Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 10.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,580,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)